05 Dec Create an identity for yourself based on a historically informed character from one of the societies in this week’s reading?Week4Dis1LIB101.docx
create an identity for yourself based on a historically informed character from one of the societies in this week’s reading
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum,
· Read Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 in your course textbook.
· Complete the LIB101: Week 4 Civilization TourLinks to an external site. interactive .
· Review the Strategies to Help Bring Your Report to Life Links to an external site. handout.
In this discussion, you will assume the role of a foreign visitor. You are taking notes on your trip, trying to identify characteristics of the place you are visiting and comparing it with your own society.
For this discussion forum activity, you must
· create an identity for yourself based on a historically informed character from one of the societies in this week’s reading in Chapters 5 and 6 of the textbook, as well as the LIB101: Week 4 Civilization Tour,
· decide what society you would like to visit, choosing from among the societies in this week’s reading and civilization tour, and
· choose two of the following categories for comparing your home society to the one you are visiting:
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Topic options (pick at least two): |
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· Governance and legal systems · How is order maintained in each society? Think about political organization, rulership, participation in governance (Who? How?), and legal systems. How does each society define principles such as justice or order? How are these principles reflected in other areas of society? · How do systems of governance impact other areas of society? · Ethics, religion, spiritual systems · What are key religious or spiritual principles that dominate in each society? How do religious, spiritual, or ethical principles impact other areas of society (e.g., gender ideals, art, architecture, literature, music)? · Gender roles or ideals · What roles or behaviors are appropriate or ideal in each society? Be sure to explain if they are the same or different for women and men. How are ideals about gender roles and behaviors reflected in other areas of society (e.g., religious beliefs, governance, legal systems, art, architecture, literature, music)? · Life stages · How does each society think about life stages such as birth, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age, or death? How are ideas about life stages reflected in other areas of society (e.g., gender roles, religious beliefs, governance, legal systems, art, architecture, literature, music)? · Family roles and relationships · What constitutes the family unit in each society? What roles are expected of family members? How are ideals about the family and its members reflected in other areas of society? · Cultural or technological achievements · What are major cultural or technological accomplishments in each society? Who participates in cultural production? How does cultural production shape or reflect other societal values or norms? |
Write up a report detailing who you are, where you are from, where you are visiting, and your observations on the categories you have compared from the list above. What details and examples of your report will interest your people? What details and examples would fascinate someone reading your report many years later? Capture attention by supplying specific examples drawn from course materials or sources produced by your own research. Review Strategies to Help Bring Your Report to Life Links to an external site. for examples that will add interest. Cite all sources according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center, using both in-text citation and providing full references at the bottom of your post.
Your initial post due by Day 3 and must be at least 250 words in length.
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